It looks as if low-poo may be the answer to my prayers! I find that my hair is always kind of dry, but yet greasy at the roots if I don't wash it...lots of fun I'll admit I'm not very well versed on all of these product ingredients- although I have tried to educate myself I don't generally check labels very carefully. I don't know if what I am using is a sulfate shampoo, (or if it contains "cones" for that matter.) Anyway, I may try the low-poo. Are you referring the the Devachan product or are there many different brands?

I have a sulfate free poo, a sulfate poo, and a medicated dandruff shampoo that I'm sure has sulfates and I use them according to how my hair feels and looks. I also just do cowashing as well.

TYPE: 3C
Current State: Just bc'd but still growing out heat damage in the front that goes to the root
High Density, Medium Porosity
Length: Grazing SL curly with tons of layers
Goal: MBL curly? 2019?
Doing what I want when I want!

Winter, there are tons of sulfate-free poos, aka lo-poos, besides Deva. The Deva one is ok and pretty gentle, but doesn't clean very well imo. Whole Foods has many lo-poos, like Giovanni and Aubrey Organics and Kinky Curly. There are also drugstore ones but you have to really read labels, things can hide in those... You could also search lo-poo recs here and you will find tons of options without having to read labels!

I use shampoo, the no poo method makes my hair feel thicker and my curls much tighter and overall just harder to manage and more time consuming. Shampoo just works for me and keeps my hair looking the way I want it to. My hair is healthy and it's growing back fast so I don't think using it is an issue.

I have dry ends and greasy roots, I have to poo about once a week or my roots and scalp get totally grody. I'll dilute a small bit sulfate shampoo with water and concentrate the cleaning at my roots, and rinse it out quickly. I condition my roots with a lighter conditioner like SN Aloe, and focus the thicker conditioners on the length of my hair and especially the ends. This seems to be what is working best for me right now.

fine, thin, normal/(low?) porosity. Mod-CG. Usually I can't co-wash more than 1x a week, & sometimes I have to use T-Gel in rotation due to scalp issues.

I low-poo as needed with ION Color Defense Clarifying Shampoo (I don't have color-treated hair, but it's sulfate free, and I like it). I don't use a sulfate shampoo unless for some reason I've let someone put silicones or something else weird in my hair (which is seldom). I prefer just co-washing, but it seems I low-poo about once a week right now. Just gotta do what works for you!

Yes, I need to shampoo. Co-washing didn't work for me. It left my hair weighed down and greasy. I try to shampoo only once or twice a week and I'm careful to use a great conditioner.

Just do what works best for you.

2/c-3a Coarse hair med. density.
Highly porous. Color over grey.
I love all the Curl Junkie products. Still experimenting with gels and curl creams. Still hoping for 2nd day hair.... Every day is a gift